Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010 (750ml) Amontillado it boasts an opaque purple

it boasts an opaque purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of creme de cassis

It is not going to be a long-ager by 2010 standards

4% natural alcohol (which is not the least bit noticeable in the wine’s flavor profile)

This is a profound example of Warre vintage port

the lower-than-average temperatures continued through much of the summer

Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010 (750ml) Amontillado it boasts an opaque purpleRich, backwards, structured and massively concentrated, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon comes mostly from the Champoux Vineyard (also from Galitzine, Klipsun, Palengat and Tapteil) and is comprised of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Merlot that spent 22 months in all new French oak. Offering up plenty of creme de cassis, coffee bean, toasted spice, pencil shavings and violet like qualities on the nose, it has palate staining levels of extract and tannin